ARC Research Network for Sustainable Cities and Regions (RNSCR)

Members of RNSCR

Membership of the Network is in three categories:

• Academic Participants who are scholars from all disciplines from all universities in Australia and from research institutions such as CSIRO
• Affiliates who include officers from national, state and local government agencies, and private corporations
• Corresponding members who are scholars from international institutions

For Publications - click on Member's name

Prof Patrick Troy, Centre for Resource and Environmental Studies, Australian National University, water policy, urban planning, sustainability

Prof Kay Anderson, Centre for Cultural Research, College of Arts, Education and Social Sciences, University of Western Sydney, cultural geography, ethnicity, inter-cultural belonging, geography of publicity and privacy, cultural politics

Dr Greg Bamford, Architecture, University of Queensland housing density, neighbourhood, community, environmental sustainability, cohousing, community design, architecture, urban form, garden cities and suburbs

Assoc Prof Rowena Barrett, Economics, Monash University, small business, industrial relations, employment, regional development

Dr Sara Beavis, Engineering Geology, Australian National University

Assoc Prof Andrew Beer, School of Geography, Population and Environmental Management, Flinders University urban growth and the Australian urban system, regional development and planning, homelessness, housing of refugees, housing and urban development, public housing policies, rental housing, metropolitan and non-metropolitan differences

Prof Mike Berry, Urban Studies and Public Policy, RMIT University urban development processes, housing markets and policy, environmental economics and policy, urban social theory, economics and policy

Prof Tim Bonyhady, Humanities Research Centre/Centre for Cross Cultural Research and Centre for Resource and Environmental Studies, Australian National University environmental law, environmental history

Dr Patrice Braun, Centre for Regional Innovation and Competitiveness, University of Ballarat

Assoc Prof Howard Bridgman, Graduate Environmental Program, School of Environmental Life Sciences,University of Newcastle environmental science, climate change, water quality, air pollution, air shed, air pollution inventories

Prof Lex Brown, Faculty of Environmental Sciences Executive, Griffith University environmental planning, noise, transportation and development, environmental impact assessment

Prof Terry Burke, Institute for Social Research, Swinburne University of Technology public health

Dr Jenny Cameron, School of Enironmental Planning, Griffith University development of community -based economic enterprises, participatory planning processes, qualitative research methods, planning pedagogy

Dr Tony Capon, School of Public Health, University of Sydney communicable disease control

Assoc Prof Brian Cheers, Centre for Rural and Regional Development, University of South Australia

Dr Lesley Chenoweth, School of Social Work and Applied Human Sciences, University of Queensland rural communities, regional & rural health and human services, community capacity building, social capital

Dr Lynda Chesire, School of Social Science, University of Queensland rural and regional development, governance, sustainability

Dr Eddo Coiacetto, School of Environmental Planning, Griffith University real estate development in Ballina and Byron Bay, planning and the development process

Prof John Connell, School of Geosciences, University of Sydney

Prof Mark Considine, Political Science, University of Melbourne welfare-to-work, mutual obligation

Dr Jerry Courvisanos, Centre for Regional Innovation and Competitiveness, University of Ballarat

Ms Carey Curtis, Urban and Regional Planning, Curtin University of Technology transport and land use planning, travel demand management, residential location choice, planning policy

Dr Michael Darcey, College of Social and Health Sciences, University of Western Sydney

Dr Aidan Davison, Geography and Environmental Studies, University of Tasmania urban environmental values, everyday experience, public understaning of nature andechnology, Australian cultural geography

Prof Graeme Davison, School of Historical Studies, Monash University Australian urban and social history, history of sociology in Britain and the United States, heritage and public history

Prof Tony Dingle, Economics, Monash University water management, suburbia, urban growth, technology, environmental change, economic history

Dr Jago Dodson, School of Environmental Planning, Griffith University urban labour and housing markets, urban disadvantage, urban policy, transport policy, urban theory, suburban fringe development, metropolitan planning

Dr Steve Dovers, CRES, Australian National University policy and institutional dimensions of sustainable development, science-policy linkages, environmental history, policy and uncertainty, adaptive management regimes

Dr Robyn Dowling, Human Geography, Macquarie University

Dr Dianne Dredge, School of Environmental Planning, Griffith University

Dr Kevin Dunn, Built Environment, University of New South Wales

Prof Robert Fagan, Human Geography, Macquarie University globalisation, local impacts of global, economic, social, cultural and political change, politics of restructuring in industrialised societies

Dr Charles Fahey, Arts and Planning, Latrobe University Bendigo

Prof Ian Falk, Faculty of Education, Health and Science, Charles Darwin University education and training in regional development, literacy and socio-economic well-being, regional and community development, sociology, social capital, capacity building, community leadership

Prof Ruth Fincher, Architecture, Building and Planning; Anthropology, Geography and Environmental Studies, University of Melbourne Australian cities, social change, narratives of development, ethnicity, gender, difference, inequality

Clive Forster, School of Geography, Population and Environmental Management, Flinders University spatial structure of Australian cities, disadvantage and social exclusion, environmental sustainabilty housing policy, urban policy

Prof Robert Freestone, School of Built Environment, University of New South Wales urban planning in Australia, social geography and Australian cities

Prof Lionel Frost, Economic History, Monash University social capital and regional communities, infrastructure connections and the economic history of urban ideas

Prof Christine Garnaut, Louis Laybourne -Smith School of Architecture and Design, University of South Australia

Prof Brendan Gleeson, Urban Management and Planning, Griffith University planning and urban governance, political economy of planning, social policy and the city, the geography of disability, public land development, environmental policy and theory, transport and urban governanc

Assoc Prof Heather Goodall, Writing, Journalism and Social Inquiry, Sydney University of Technology history and significance of place, environmental change and cultural relations, cultural history

Dr Quentin Grafton, Centre for Resource and Environmental Studies, Australian National University relationship between human activity and environmental outcomes

Assoc Prof Ian Gray, Faculty of Arts, Charles Sturt University

Dr Alastair Greig, School of Social Sciences, Australian National University industrial and organisational sociology, urban sociology, globalisation

Prof Stephen Hamnett, Centre for Building and Planning Studies, University of South Australia sustainable development, urban planning and regional planning, sustainable cities, transport policy, health, city planning in developing cities

Prof John Handmer, Director, Centre for Risk and Community Management, Faculty of Applied Science, RMIT community safety, risk management

Dr Peter Herborn, School of Applied Social and Human Sciences, University of Western Sydney

Assoc Prof Phillip Heywood, Design and Built Environment, Queensland University of Technology

Prof Graham Hugo, Geographical and Environmental Studies, University of Adelaide population geography and demography, social geography, demographic trends, development in Southeast Asia

Prof Mike Hutchinson, Centre for Resource and Environmental Studies, Australian National University spatial and temporal analysis of environmental data, terrain specific interpolation procedures, catchment hydrology

Dr Kurt Iveson, Department of Geography, University of Sydney

Prof Louise Johnson, School of Social and International Studies, Deakin University

Dr Grace Karskens, History, University of New South Wales Australian urban and cultural history, history of Sydney

Dr Kate Kerkin, Inner Melbourne Regional Housing Work Group urban governance, urban consolidation, social planning, housing affordability, social diversity

Dr Sue Kilpatrick, Education, University of Tasmania social capital, community learning, community development, vocational education and training, adult learning, rural schools, extension and continuing education, learning in agriculture

Assoc Prof John Lack, History, University of Melbourne

Prof Geoffrey Lawrence, Social Science, University of Queensland social aspects of natural resource management, community and regional development, globalisationa and localisation

Prof Miles Lewis, Architecture, Building and Planning, University of Melbourne

Assoc Prof Nicholas Low, Architecture, Building and Planning, University of Melbourne

Prof Julian Lowe, Centre for Regional Innovation and Competitiveness, University of Ballarat

Prof Jane Marceau, Australian Expert Group for Industry Studies, University of Western Sydney

Assoc Prof John Martin, Centre for Regional and Rural Development, RMIT University

Alan Mayne, History, University of Melbourne

Dr Steve McEachern, Centre for Regional Innovation and Competitiveness, University of Ballarat

Prof Pauline McGuirk, Centre for Urban and Regional Studies, University of Newcastle urban development, planning, urban politics, urban governance

Dr Phil McManus, Urban Environmental Geography, University of Sydney

Prof Tony McMichael, National Centre for Epidimiology and Population Health, Australian National University

Dr Paul Mees, Architecture, Building and Planning, University of Melbourne

Assoc Prof Barry Melotte, Built Environment, Art and Design, Curtin University of Technology professional-education, competence, development

Dr John Minnery, Geographical Sciences and Planning, University of Queensland

Prof Peter Murphy, Dean, Built Environment, University of New South Wales

Prof Tim Murray, Archeology, LaTrobe University history, sociology and philosophy of archeology, archeology of the modern world, heritage issues, contact archeology

Dr Seamus O'Hanlon, Historical Studies, Monash University

Assoc Prof Phillip O'Neill, Environmental and Life Sciences, University of Newcastle economic and industrial geography, regional development, labour market changes and the activities of major corporations, industrial land markets

Dr Bruno Parolin, Built Environment, University of New South Wales

Dr Manohar Pawar, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Charles Sturt University, Social Work Education, International Social Work and Social Development, Social Policy, NGOs, Community Capacity Building and Community Development, Criminal Justice, Juvenile Welfare and Training and Evaluation

Dr Mark Peel, School of Historical Studies, Monash University social and cultural history of the United States and Australia, history of class, gender and sexuality, urban history, history of welfare, poverty and social justice, narratives, memories and stories

Dr Chris Pettit, School of Mathematical and Geospatial Science, RMIT University planning support systems, spatial modelling, geographical visualisation, land-use modelling

Assoc Prof Brent Powis, School of Environment and Agriculture, University of Western Sydney

Dr Bill Pritchard, Economic Geography, University of Sydney

Dr Belinda Probert, ProVC Academic, University of Western Australia

Dr David Pullar, Geography, Planning and Architecture, University of Queensland land use and human activities, support system analysis and planning

Prof Al Rainnie, Director, Institute for Regional Studies, Monash University
Globalisation, the State and the Future of Work, Small Firms – Economic Role, Industrial Relations, Work and Employment, Organisational Change and Regional Restructuring, New Economy and Knowledge Workers, Community Unionism

Prof William Randolph, Urban Frontiers Program, College of Arts, Education and Social Sciences, University of Western Sydney

Prof Peter Read, Centre for Cross-Cultural Research, Australian National University community development, urban mental health, history of city planning

Mr Tim Reddel, Department of Social Work and Applied Human Sciences, University of Queensland social governance, community planning, citzen participation

Prof Brian Roberts, Centre for Developing Cities, University of Canberra regional risk management, industry clusters, industrial ecology, LED

Prof Helen Ross, School of Natural and Rural Systems Management, University of Queensland rural community development, regional development,sustainability, partnerships in natural resource management, social impact assessment, public participation

Dr Glen Searle, Design, Architecture and Building, Sydney University of Technology

Dr Tim Seelig, Queenland Research Centre, School of Social Work & Applied Human Sciences, University of Queensland housing and urban development, private rental housing markets, rental investment patterns and motivations housing policy development, social housing management, housing systems analysis

Dr Neil Sipe, Environmental Planning, Griffith University land use and urban form, geographic information systems for management and control of mosquitos, neighbourhood sustainability, role of mediation in environmental and public policy disputes, performance based planning

Dr Narida Smith, Manufacturing and Infrastructure Technology, CSIRO transport and infrastructure

Assoc Prof Tony Sorensen, School of Human and Environmental Studies, University of New England urban planning theory, urban and regional economics, urban and regional futures, governance and government mechanisms for urban and regional development, small business economics

Prof Peter Spearritt, Brisbane Institute, University of Queensland land speculation, transport, urban history, housing, cultural heritage

Prof Tom Stannage, Humanities, Curtin Unversity of Technology history of Australia and Britain

Prof Daniela Stehlik, Director, Alcoa Research Centre for Stronger Communities, Curtin University of Technology community capacity building, disability and aged care, gender analysis, urban and regional development

Prof Frank Stilwell, School of Economics and Political Science,University of Sydney political economy, urban economics, urban and regional development, immigration, social inequality, welfare economics

Dr Elaine Stratford, Geography and Environental Studies, University of Tasmania sustainable communities, urban and regional planning, environmental planning, sustainability and governance

Ms Helen Thompson, Centre for Electronic Commerce and Communication, University of Ballarat

Prof Patrick Troy, Centre for Resource and Environmental Studies, Australian National University, water policy, urban planning, sustainability

Dr Lorrae VanKerkhoff, National Health and Medical Research Council , Australian National University sustainability and health, integrative research, knowledge systems

Prof Frank Vanclay, Tasmanian Institute of Agricultural Research, University of Tasmania social impact assessment, social aspects of environmental management, rural sociology, sociology of agriculture and food, environmental sociology, sociology of tourism, community development, public participation

Prof Robert Wasson, CRES, Australian National University

Prof Ian White, Centre for Resource and Environmental Studies, Australian National University
downstream and ground water, impacts of land use and development, management of estuaries, equitable management and use of water resources, groundwater management, salinisation and acidification

Prof Stuart White, Institute for Sustainable Futures, Sydney University of Technology

Dr Carolyn Whitzman, Architecture, Building and Planning, University of Melbourne social policy, social planning, women, suburbs, health, community safety, violence prevention, homelessness

Dr Su Wild River, Centre for Resource and Environmental Studies, Australian National University

Prof David Wilmoth, Pro VC Governance, RMIT University

Prof John Wiseman, Professorial Fellow in Community and Public Policy, Faculty of Arts, Victoria University globalisation, public policy trends, community well-being, sustainability indicators, community and citizen engagement strategies

Assoc Prof Maryann Wulff, School of Geography and Environmental Science, Monash University
housing, market trends and policy, urban and metropolitan development, population studies

Prof Judy Yates, School of Economics and Political Science, University of Sydney

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Corresponding members (under construction)

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